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Keeping the 'Public' in Public Health

At the Rutgers School of Public Health, we’re educating leaders, putting research into practice, and developing public health solutions rooted in our deep commitment to health equity, social justice, and advocacy.

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Our innovative graduate degree and post-baccalaureate certificate programs address the evolving needs of public health. Our many Master of Public Health (MPH), STEM-designated Master of Science (MS), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), accelerated Bachelor's/MPH, dual-degree, and post-baccalaureate certificate, are designed to fit your interests and needs. 

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Our Departments

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    The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology focuses on biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as other areas like pharmacoepidemiology, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.

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    The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice focuses on environmental and occupational health, occupational safety, and environmental sciences, as well as other areas like sustainability and occupational and environmental medicine, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.

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    The Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy focuses on social and behavioral health, health systems and policy, population aging and mental health, as well as other areas like economics and ethics, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.

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    The Department of Urban-Global Public Health focuses on urban and global public health, public health nutrition, LGBTQ health, and other areas like public administration and leadership, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.

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    Leaders in the Field

    The Rutgers School of Public Health is New Jersey’s premier research, teaching, and service institution guided by the principles of health equity and social justice. 

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    News

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    Awards

    Rutgers School of Public Health's Anita Kinney Receives Inaugural Community Wellness Crescendo Award

    Anita Y. Kinney, Ph.D., distinguished professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health and director of the Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence, received the inaugural Community Wellness Crescendo Award from Jazz4PCA® (Jazz 4 Prostate Cancer Awareness). The award was presented during the organization's 15th-anniversary celebration on September 19, 2026, in Edison, New Jersey.

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    Research

    A Third of Young Adults Turn to Artificial Intelligence for Substance-Use Information

    More than 32% of participants in a Rutgers study reported using ChatGPT and similar chatbots for substance-use information. Rutgers Health researchers used survey data from nearly 1,000 participants to examine the frequency and characteristics of people turning to generative artificial intelligence (AI), a subfield of AI that creates synthetic content in response to user prompts, for substance-related information and their perceptions around the results produced by AI.

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    Research

    Rutgers School of Public Health Faculty Lead Special Journal Issue Highlighting Disrupted Public Health Science

    Federal funding cuts have brought hundreds of public health research projects to an abrupt halt, threatening years of scientific progress and leaving critical questions about disease prevention, health disparities, and community well-being unanswered. Now, two Rutgers School of Public Health scholars are working to ensure that valuable research interrupted by these decisions is not lost.

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